Rob Richer, a retired CIA officer, and his wife, Kim, walk their bikes to the Pacific Ocean outside the Hotel del Coronado in Coronado, Calif. , Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2010, after completing their 47 day “Pedaling for Partriots” cross country bike ride to raise funds and attention to the plight of the families of fallen CIA officers.
Dipping their bike tires into the Pacific Ocean at Coronado, Calif., a husband and wife team Wednesday ended a 3,200-mile bike ride aimed at raising money for the loved ones of fallen CIA officers.
In a journey they dubbed “Khost to Coast,” Rob and Kim Richer made the 47-day trek to help the children of CIA employees killed in the attack on the agency’s base at Khost, Afghanistan, late last year.
“Families of serving or fallen officers don’t have their loved ones come home to parades,” Rob Richer said. “But we had cheers today.”
CIA officers are acknowledged as serving in the front lines against the war against violent extremists in Afghanistan and Pakistan, but their dependents must rely on private donations for their future education. The dependents don’t receive the same benefits as the loved ones of fallen service members.
Read the entire KansasCity.com article here.
